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The 5 Best Newsroom Dramas
ComingSoon.net has chosen the best dramas that take place within the fast-paced world of journalism and is ready to send this slideshow to the presses. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
Back in Old Hollywood, newspaper pictures were comedies that made up a huge part of the market—1934’s It Happened One Night, 1940’s His Girl Friday, 1940’s The Philadelphia Story, all remain incredibly revered and much-lauded pictures from a bygone era.

CBS All Access’ The Stand series begins to enlist its ensemble cast
Collider is reporting that the first pieces of the ensemble cast for CBS All Access’ The Stand, based on the iconic book by Stephen King, is currently in negotiations with the streaming service.
RELATED: CBS All Access Orders 10 Episode Adaptation of The Stand!
James Marsden (Westworld) is in advanced negotiations to play Stu Redman, a Texan who is the first man discovered to be immune to the Captain Trips virus tha

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Spider-Man: Far From Home TV spot gives closer look at The Elementals
A brand new TV spot from Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home has been released online (via Comic Book), highlighting the massive destruction caused by the Elementals’ wrath. Also featuring a closer look at the new enemies, you check out the video in the player below.
RELATED: The New Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Swings In!
Following the events of Avengers

Swamp Thing Episode 4 Recap
Swamp Thing Episode 4 opens with a pair of locals in the swamp, hunting for a cypress grove that the industrial loggers might have missed. While clearing scrub to get to the trees, one of the loggers dislodges a corpse from a tree. It falls on the other logger, Todd, scratching Todd’s arm. Along with the corpse is a key to room #211 at the Hotel Herperos. After the loggers flee, the Swamp Thing tries to touch the corpse, but his plant matter recoils from t

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Annie Potts talks Bo Peep’s action fueled return in Toy Story 4
With Toy Story 4, the franchise brought back one of its original toys with the return of Annie Potts as Bo Peep, and she’s back a very different toy than when we last saw her (way back in 1999’s Toy Story 2)!
“It was presented to me in that you know, she had been out on her own and had a lot of challenges and met them with the grace and dignity and new sort of just like, as people do,”

Supervized trailer: You’re never too old to save the world
Lionsgate has released the official trailer for their upcoming comedy film titled Supervized which centers on a retirement home for aging superheroes. Starring Emmy winner Tom Berenger (Platoon, Hatfield & McCoys) and two-time Golden Globe-winning veteran actor Beau Bridges (Without Warning: The James Brady Story), the film will have its theatrical release on July 19 in selected theaters and on VOD. Check out the video below!

Transparent creator Jill Soloway to write & direct Red Sonja film
Emmy winner Jill Soloway, the creator of Amazon Prime’s Transparent series, will be writing and directing the Red Sonja film for Millennium Films, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Soloway, whose writing and directing credits also include United States of Tara, Six Feet Under, Afternoon Delight, and I Love Dick, will replace Bryan Singer, who was originally set to direct the movie but was dropped from the project in

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Pennyworth featurette goes behind-the-scenes of Batman prequel series
Epix has released a new Pennyworth featurette taking viewers behind-the-scenes of the upcoming Batman prequel series featuring the cast, crew, and the creators. Check out the video now in the player below!
RELATED: New Pennyworth Trailer & Official Key Art Released by Epix
Pennyworth stars Jack Bannon (The Imitation Game, Medici) as Alfred Pennyworth, Ben Aldridge (Fleabag) as Thomas Wayne, Ryan Fletc

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Mark Hamill ready for Jedi retirement following The Rise of Skywalker
Among some of the more divisive elements of 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker sacrificing himself to help the heroes escape and becoming one with the Force, and though he has been with the franchise since the original trilogy and will appear in the final primary saga installment, The Rise of Skywalker, it appears the 67-year-old actor is ready to hang u

"I don't want help; I just want to know what happened." HBO has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled Share, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and also played at the Cannes Film Festival and New Directors/New Films. From writer/director Pippa Bianco, the film is about a timely topic and how it relates to the high school experience nowadays. After discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn't remember, sixteen-year-old Mandy must try to fi

Chiwetel Ejiofor joins Charlize Theron in Netflix’s The Old Guard
According to Deadline, Academy Award-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Doctor Strange) has signed on to join the cast of Skydance and Netflix‘s upcoming action fantasy film The Old Guard. In addition to Ejiofor, Harry Melling (The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs) and Veronica Ngo (Bright) have also been cast in the adaptation.
The trio join previously announced cast membersCharlize Theron (Monster, Mad

Demi Moore has found a Brave New World at USA Network
Variety has brought word that the upcoming series adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s classic novel Brave New World has found another A-list star for its roster as Empire and Ghost star Demi Moore has joined the cast.
RELATED: Kylie Bunbury, Hannah John-Kamen & More Join Brave New World
Moore joins the previously cast Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones), Jessica Bro

Pixar's original Toy Story (1995) movie was a major milestone in filmmaking. It was nominated for three Oscars (Best Original Screenplay; Best Original Song; Best Original Score), and two Golden Globes (Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical; Best Original Song). Director John Lasseter won a special achievement award from The Academy "for the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film." Made by Pixar Animation Stud

Starz App July 2019 movies and TV titles announced
The Starz App has released its upcoming titles that will be available throughout the month of July, including Season 2 of Sweetbitter premiering on Sunday, July 14 at 9 PM Eastern Time. In the second season, Tess (Ella Purnell) has the job, and she’s ready to invest in it. She’s all in, but soon realizes she won’t survive at the restaurant if she doesn’t play the game. Tess finds her appetite awakened. She&rsqu

Space Jam 2 reportedly finds NBA, WNBA stars to join LeBron James
NBA reporter Shams Charania took to Twitter (H/T Cinema Blend) to reveal the other basketball superstars who are set to appear alongside LeBron James in the upcoming Space Jam 2 for Warner Bros. Pictures. NBA players Damian Lilliard of the Portland Trailblazers, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors have reportedly been tapped for key roles in the film along with WNBA stars

"It's like they're trying to make it gross…" A24 has debuted a short, new "Summer Solstice" trailer for Ari Aster's cult horror film Midsommar, which opens in a few weeks. The trailer celebrates the actual, literal "midsummer", the longest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere). Midsommar is about a woman who reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a holiday trip to a small Swedish village, where the encounter a pagan cult conducting a "violent and bizarre" ritual. Florence Pugh and Jac

Naomi Watts is excited for what Game of Thrones prequel has in store
As production has gotten underway in Northern Ireland on the highly-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel series, Naomi Watts sat down with AP Entertainment to discuss her casting in the project and the “goosebumps” she has while working.
RELATED: HBO’s Game of Thrones Prequel Begins Filming in Northern Ireland
The 50-year-old English actress, who was cast as the lead for the series last October,

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Stu gets dating advice at a strip club in new Stuber clip
20th Century Fox has released another clip from their upcoming action comedy Stuber, featuring our lead duo entering the backstage of a strip club as Stu gets dating advice from a male stripper. Starring Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), you can check out the video below.
RELATED: The Raid’s Iko Uwais Featured in New Stuber Clip
When a mild-mannered Uber

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Spider-Man: Far From Home Hot Toys steal suit collectible figure revealed
Ahead of the Spider-Man: Far From Home debut in theaters on July 2, Hot Toys has revealed the Deluxe Version 1/6th scale Spider-Man Collectible Figure featuring the superhero in his brand new tactical Stealth Suit. You can check out photos of the new collectible figure in the gallery below!
RELATED: Mysterio and Spider-Man Bond Over Superhero Stuff in Far From Home Clips
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Creepshow reboot adds Jeffrey Combs, Kid Cudi and more to cast
Following the casting news of Tricia Helfer (Lucifer), David Arquette (Scream franchise) and Dana Gould (Stan Against Evil), Shudder has officially announced the additional cast members that are set to join in the upcoming horror anthology series Creepshow. Re-Animator star Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Davison (Longtime Companion) and DJ Qualls (Supernatural) have signed on to appear in the reboot along with Grammy Award

Original Jaws shark restored for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the original shark used in Jaws, nicknamed Bruce, has been “fully transformed.” The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures said that the only details remaining are the eyes and teeth. You can check out images of the shark’s restoration, thanks to “special effects legend” and Emmy winner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, The Pacific), his studio KNB EFX

CS Interview: Director Joe Dante on Nightmare Cinema & More!
ComingSoon.net was lucky enough to have a great 1:1 chat with directing legend Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, The ‘burbs) about the new anthology movie he contributed to titled Nightmare Cinema which opens today in select theaters and on VOD! We also talked about his great new podcast The Movies That Made Me, why he never made a Stephen King movie and more! Check out the full interview below!
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Walk of Fame 2020 honorees include Batman, Julia Roberts, Spike Lee & more
The full list of the Walk of Fame 2020 honorees has been announced by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Walk of Fame Selection Committee (via Variety).
RELATED: Prison Drama Solitary May Land Mahershala Ali to Star
“This year’s choices were particularly unique. We were able to recognize the talents of 35 artists who have already built a legacy here in Hollywood. Also, we were able to celebrat

The 5 Best Courtroom Dramas
Comingsoon.net is headed to court to find the best courtroom dramas. Check out our jury’s verdicts in the gallery below!
A solid courtroom drama can be invigorating, emotional, and immensely satisfying. The back-and-forth between the defendant and the prosecution, the interjections from the judge or the jury—it’s thrilling (if done correctly). Throughout the course of film history, plenty of filmmakers have done a good job with the courtroom drama.

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Stranger Things cast recaps the series in new video
In preparation for the highly-anticipated third season premiere, Netflix has released a brand new promo featuring the Stranger Things cast as they recap the hit sci-fi horror series’ first two seasons. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: The Stranger Things 3 Final Trailer is Here!
Stranger Things season 3 once again stars Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbou

Designated Survivor Season 3 Episode 3 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s Designated Survivor, Lorraine suggested that Aaron consider being Kirkman’s running mate, and Hannah and Dr. Mays arrived at an empty biohacker’s lab. In Designated Survivor Season 3 Episode 3, Emily joined Kirkman’s campaign, while Hannah and Eli met a woman who experienced a strange flu.
Privacy
Moss was responsible for a political ad about Kirkman’s transgender sister-in-law, Sasha

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCelebrate the summer solstice with a new Midsommar promo
A24 has revealed a new promo for their upcoming horror film, Midsommar, offering us a glimpse of the horrific festivities we can expect from director Ari Aster’s new movie. Check it out the video in the player below!
Midsommar follows a couple, played by Jack Reynor (Strange Angel) and Florence Pugh (Outlaw King), who are traveling through Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown for its fabled mid-summer fe

Star Wars news for the week of June 21, 2019
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of June 21, 2019 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
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"We are about to embark upon the trip of a lifetime." Orion Pictures has unveiled the first official trailer for a new comedy titled Bad Trip, the latest prank comedy to follow in the footsteps of the "Jackass" series of shows & movies before it. This all-out comedy feature is written by the same guy who wrote Bad Grandpa, to give you an idea of what to expect, and has an actual plot about two friends who go on a cross-country road trip pulling pranks. "Real actors pranking real people." Yo

"I'm more of a spiritual guide." Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie film from Mexico titled This Is Not Berlin, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It also won a number of major awards, including a Special Jury Award and Best Cinematography, at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival this year. From Mexican filmmaker Hari Sama, This Is Not Berlin is described as a "thrilling and sexy clash of art, drugs, and punk music". Seventeen-year

Morena Baccarin takes action alongside Mel Gibson in Waldo
According to Deadline. Morena Baccarin has joined Mel Gibson (Dragged Across Concrete), Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Charlie Hunnam (The Lost City of Z) in the thriller Waldo. Baccarin previously starred in Deadpool, the TV series Firefly, ABC’s V series, Showtime’s Homeland and Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. She was recently cast Morena Baccarin Joins Gerard Butler Thriller Gre

"While you been doing the paperwork, we been doing something called 'living.'" Roadside Attractions has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled The Peanut Butter Falcon, which first premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. This amusing indie is the feature directorial debut of filmmakers Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz, and is described as a "modern Mark Twain style adventure story". Shia LaBeouf stars as a small time outlaw turned unlikely coach who joins force

Harriet Dyer joins Blumhouse-Universal’s The Invisible Man
Deadline is reporting that The InBetween actress Harriet Dyer has joined the cast of Blumhouse-Universal’s new The Invisible Man movie from director Leigh Whannell.
RELATED: Black Christmas Reimagining Revealed as Blumhouse’s December Horror Project
Directed by Whannell (Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3), and starring Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale, Us), Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time, 12 Yea

Ray Winstone lands mystery role in Marvel’s Black Widow
Deadline is reporting that Ray Winstone (The Departed) has joined the cast of Marvel’s Black Widow. The star joins Scarlett Johansson in the feature. Winstone’s role (like the film itself) is being kept under wraps for now.
Black Widow is a standalone feature that centers on Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, a spy and assassin who grew up being trained by the KGB before breaking from their grasp and becoming a

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The Stranger Things 3 final trailer is here
Netflix has just released the final trailer for the upcoming third season of Stranger Things, revealing plenty of new footage from the new episodes and offering a sneak peek of what the plot for the third season will be! Check it out in the player below!
Stranger Things season 3 once again stars Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp

"Objects are there only if you really see them." Oscilloscope Labs has revealed a trailer for the documentary titled Jay Myself, a profile of New York-based photographer Jay Maisel and his iconic 36,000 square foot studio building in the Bowery known as "The Bank". The film is made by fellow photographer Stephen Wilkes, who creates an "intimate portrait of his mentor", following him when he decides to finally sell his home in 2015. "It was one of the most iconic buildings in New York history an